| ACE2 | Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| Ala | Alanine |
| Arg | Arginine |
| Asp | Aspartate |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 19 |
| CoVs | Coronaviruses |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| Glu | Glutamate |
| Gln | Glutamine |
| Gly | Glycine |
| HCoV | Human Coronaviruses |
| Ile | Isoleucine |
| Kcal/mol | Kilocalorie per mol |
| Kq | Biomolecular quenching constant |
| Ksv | Stern–Volmer constant |
| Leu | Leucine |
| Lys | Lysine |
| MTS | 3-(4,5-dimetiltiazol-2-il)-5-(3-carboximetilfenil)-2-(4-sulfofenil)-2H-tetrazólio |
| NIH | National Institute of Health |
| Phe | Phenylalanine |
| PMS | Phenazine methosulfate |
| RBD | Receptor-binding domain |
| RBM | Receptor-binding motif |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| SARS-CoV | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| SDF | Structure data file |
| Ser | Serine |
| Thr | Threonine |
| Trp | Tryptophan |
| Tyr | Tyrosine |
| Vdw | Van der Waals |
| WHO | World Health Organization |